{"id":108380,"date":"2026-08-16T09:23:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/head-of-finance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:23:16","slug":"head-of-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/head-of-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Head of Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Head of Finance\", \"description\": \"KEY RESPONSIBILITIES\\nWork closely with the executive team to provide strategic leadership in all financial matters.\\nFormulate financial targets and budgets in accordance to the strategy determined by the Governing Council and monthly review of the same with budget holders.\\nResponsible for management of the capital expenditure budget to ensure high rate of return in investment.\\nOversee treasury management to optimize cash flow and working capital.\\nLead the negotiation of all financial contracts on behalf of the institute to get the best value in money.\\nResponsible for continuous review of internal controls and ensure adherence to mitigate any risks that may arise.\\nEnsure the institution complies with the statutory requirement like Tax, SHA, NSSF and audits to avoid penalties from regulators.\\nSecretary to the Finance and Investment Committee of the Governing Council responsible for taking meetings.\\nOversee implementation of Governing Council resolutions in Finance Department to ensure compliance.\\nServe as the first signatory of all institute bank\u2019s accounts to ensure accuracy of all payments before the final signatory.\\nDevelop and train staff to ensure proper succession planning and availability of optimum skills.\\nKEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS\\nAchievement of Profit Margin set\\nTimely preparation of Budget\\nAchievement of the set Budget\\nSound working capital\\nFixed assets safe custody\\nEnsure statutory compliance\\nReal time Financial reporting\\nAvailability and optimal utilisation of resources\\nCOMPETENCIES\\nFinance strategy development\\nFinancial Accounting\\nManagement Accounting\\nReporting\\nTaxation\\nReconciliation\\nBudget and Planning\\nStakeholder relationship Management\\nComputer Literacy\\nInternational Financial Reporting Standards IFRS\\nKNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED\\nMaster\u2019s Degree on a relevant field from a recognized institution.\\nTen 10 years of relevant work experience\\nBe a CPA finalist and a registered Member of ICPAK\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-15\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Kenya Institute of Management KIM\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-28T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Kenya Institute of Management KIM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-28<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<br \/>Work closely with the executive team to provide strategic leadership in all financial matters.<br \/>Formulate financial targets and budgets in accordance to the strategy determined by the Governing Council and monthly review of the same with budget holders.<br \/>Responsible for management of the capital expenditure budget to ensure high rate of return in investment.<br \/>Oversee treasury management to optimize cash flow and working capital.<br \/>Lead the negotiation of all financial contracts on behalf of the institute to get the best value in money.<br \/>Responsible for continuous review of internal controls and ensure adherence to mitigate any risks that may arise.<br \/>Ensure the institution complies with the statutory requirement like Tax, SHA, NSSF and audits to avoid penalties from regulators.<br \/>Secretary to the Finance and Investment Committee of the Governing Council responsible for taking meetings.<br \/>Oversee implementation of Governing Council resolutions in Finance Department to ensure compliance.<br \/>Serve as the first signatory of all institute bank\u2019s accounts to ensure accuracy of all payments before the final signatory.<br \/>Develop and train staff to ensure proper succession planning and availability of optimum skills.<br \/>KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS<br \/>Achievement of Profit Margin set<br \/>Timely preparation of Budget<br \/>Achievement of the set Budget<br \/>Sound working capital<br \/>Fixed assets safe custody<br \/>Ensure statutory compliance<br \/>Real time Financial reporting<br \/>Availability and optimal utilisation of resources<br \/>COMPETENCIES<br \/>Finance strategy development<br \/>Financial Accounting<br \/>Management Accounting<br \/>Reporting<br \/>Taxation<br \/>Reconciliation<br \/>Budget and Planning<br \/>Stakeholder relationship Management<br \/>Computer Literacy<br \/>International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS<br \/>KNOWLEDGE &#038; EXPERIENCE REQUIRED<br \/>Master\u2019s Degree on a relevant field from a recognized institution.<br \/>Ten 10 years of relevant work experience<br \/>Be a CPA finalist and a registered Member of ICPAK<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) on docs.google.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1308172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-28 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Kenya Institute of Management KIM Location: Nairobi Job Type: Full Time Apply Before: 2026-08-28 Job Description KEY RESPONSIBILITIESWork closely with the executive team to provide strategic leadership in all financial matters.Formulate financial targets and budgets in accordance to the strategy determined by the Governing Council and monthly review of the same with budget holders.Responsible [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1425,1413,1911,1412],"class_list":["post-108380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-kenya-institute-of-management-kim","tag-myjobmag"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108380\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}